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Beacons and Eggs

Diana B April 8, 2012 0

Easter Egg Hunt, Valdez Style: Using avalanche beacons, shovels and probes to locate the Easter Bunny's stash

Into the Catcher’s Mitt

Diana B April 2, 2012 0

This was my very first time skiing the backcountry around Valdez. Up until now I have been practicing on the Road Run, and don't laugh at me when I say this, at Salmonberry

Black Ops Valdez Mission

Tim B April 1, 2012 0

After taking a day off from skiing, it was time to get back at it with a special black op mission. We headed off to Thompson Pass with the local cat skiing company,

Skiing Alyeska Resort

Diana B March 31, 2012 0

Even though Tim and I have lived in Alaska for close to a decade, we have never made our way down to the big resort.

Hogback Snowmachine Trip

Tim B March 28, 2012 0

Some days you just need to help the oil companies stay in business and go burn some gas

It Is Spring!

Tim B March 26, 2012 0

It is Spring! At least the calendar says it is. Here in Valdez spring brings longer, sunnier days to enjoy being outdoors. We do still have 8' of snow on the ground, so

Liv.ing A.las.ka [liv-ing uh-las-kuh] noun the act or condition of a person or thing that lives with the wild and exciting frontier mentality.

Hi. We’re Tim and Diana. We hunt. We fish. We explore. We ski. (Tim skis. I fall). We can see Russia from our backyard (I might have plagiarized that) We try to live Alaska to its fullest. We do all the things you would expect Alaskans to do, but now we want to do it better. This is our re-discovery of living this Alaska life.
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